The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-02
GENERAL NEWS.

| SNowINe.
! VERY cold.
BUSINESS dull.
RIVER falling slowly.
THE new year begins bad.
SEVERAL boats over due.
THE leves WAS deserted yesterday.
RED RIVER is rising slowly at Shreve-
port.
YESTERDAY was bad oue for some
Of the boys.
The Ii. F. Ffisbie has paid of her
crew and laid up here.
TIE Ohicsassw is the Wednesday
packet for White river.
THE Ohio and Mississippi rivers are
falling at all points above.
The Tennessee river is rising, while
the Cumberland is falling.
THE Ell Foster will not leave for st.
Francis river until Tuesday.
DRAIs wgra fciTCe at the river yes
tsrdsy and but little haulinE was done.
The toNb0a's My Choice and Sid
ney Dillon are laid up at Grand Tower.
DuRNa the "a hours ending ut noon
yesterday the river here declined 2inches.
ARKANSAS rivsr is falling with but
J feet of water on the gauge at Little Rock.
The Cumberland completed the re-
pairs 10 her boilers and Lett early yesterday
morning for Visksbutg.
TIE Gayoso was the only local pack
OF to leave yesterday evening, and she had
Light trip Ter Loncerdia.
The snow came down in binding
drifts yesterday afternoon, and 1t was hard
TO navigate on the leVeO.
THE City of Cairo left last night for
Vicksburg with about 100 tons Of mitsslla-
neOus freight and some passengers.
THE Ohio ia due today from the
0hioriver, and will leave Tuesday eveaing
for Cincinnati. Capt. Q. d. Russell is her
agent.
The U. P. Schneck is taking on COZ
ton at different points below here, but will
PROBABLY pass hero this morning on her way
to Cinsinnati.
The ID. r. Powell has arrived at
New Orleans and sho will probably remain
there until navigation is rs.umed Between
Caro- and St. Louis.
The Charles P. Chouteau wss at the
Hanaper Oil Works last night taking on n
lot of oil cake. She may not leave for New
Orleans until to-day.
THs Chesapeake, Capt. Hall, leaves
here tomorrow evening for Tiptonville and
all way landings gu the upper coast. Mr.. j.
d. Fuller Is her clerk.
The Raymond Homer is due here
today on her way TO New Orleans. She v i'll
drop here four barEss lssd,d with nut and
slack coal for MsssEs. Biown \ Jsnej.
Thu James Lee is the regular racket
having tomorrsu evening for Helena,
Frlars Point and all way landings. Capt Il.
I. Cla4gett mmands, with Messrs. VIM,
Ashford, VIM Dsrfagh, Ohss. Barr and Jno.
Rhodes in the ofaos.
The X ate Adams, in command OF the
veteran, Capt. Mark Cheek leaves tomorrow
evening for Helena, Tsrrene, Arkansas City
Lon Hudson ana Morris Cans are her clerks.
The Coahema, Uspt. Henry Cooper,
ia the Lee Line packet leaving tsmorrsW
mediate points on the upper coast Messrs.
VIM. Smither, Sid Whesler and Charles Left
wish are her clerks.
THR r, l.. Cobb arrived yesterday
evening from Arkansas river with fair
tr p. She brought gu o. tho river sos bales
of cOtto /, and Teshipped at Terrene for New
0rleaus 206 bales. Toe 9 bO is lying at the
foot Of Union rect, and may oturn TO Ar
ksnss ArIser tomorrow eVeni, g.
THE venerable Cant. Wm, f. NIX,
Of Cincinnati, nm old. time engineer, says
in the spring of 1872 the Mechanic sunk with
Gsa; l. fay'tte and his son, on board at the
lie, on the bsOtucky Shore. Capt. Mix
was second eng neer on the Mechanic at the
time tho accident oseurrod.- Courier
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